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Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel sits in an F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 10, 2014, during a two-day trip to visit bases in the South. Eglin is home to the Air Force’s first full squadron of F-35A Lightning II aircraft.

Hagel Gets Briefing on F-35A Lightning II Aircraft on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel sits in an F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter aircraft on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., July 10, 2014, during a two-day trip to visit bases in the South. Eglin is home to the Air Force’s first full squadron of F-35A Lightning II aircraft.

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